Specialty Gardening: For those that use 5 gal buckets..., 1 by merpeg

merpeg wrote:
Five gallon buckets reign at our house, we cut off the bottoms and put them about 1/2 way into the ground. Works great in the garden for tomatoes and peppers, easier watering, weeding and feeding. I also use them in the flower beds where the dogs rototil the flowers when chasing squirrels on the fence.

My husband is a paint contractor/paperhanger, so ours are free. Ours are mainly white, gray or green, but they can be painted or camaflouged. So, if you are looking for many, find a local paint contractor, paperhanger or drywaller. Most of them would be happy to get rid of their extras. The wallpaper paste buckets are the easiest ones to clean, though. I know we store them and have a big giveaway at the beginning of planting season.

Impatients at the beginning of the season, in a 5 gallon paint bucket.